diff --git a/aksetup_helper.py b/aksetup_helper.py
index f90d085284f00e6a6cd2a44e6b9bd63a857485f3..f63fd888a92673d9c175b3c101f2d78655d0bc71 100644
--- a/aksetup_helper.py
+++ b/aksetup_helper.py
@@ -941,9 +941,11 @@ class PybindBuildExtCommand(NumpyBuildExtCommand):
     def build_extensions(self):
         ct = self.compiler.compiler_type
         opts = self.c_opts.get(ct, [])
+        cxx_opts = []
+
         if ct in ['unix', 'mingw32']:
             opts.append('-DVERSION_INFO="%s"' % self.distribution.get_version())
-            opts.append(cpp_flag(self.compiler))
+            cxx_opts.append(cpp_flag(self.compiler))
             if has_flag(self.compiler, '-fvisibility=hidden'):
                 opts.append('-fvisibility=hidden')
         elif ct == 'msvc':
@@ -951,7 +953,22 @@ class PybindBuildExtCommand(NumpyBuildExtCommand):
         for ext in self.extensions:
             ext.extra_compile_args = ext.extra_compile_args + opts
 
-        NumpyBuildExtCommand.build_extensions(self)
+        prev__compile = self.compiler._compile
+
+        # -std=... used on C files causes an error on Apple LLVM
+        # https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/pymetis/-/jobs/102421
+        def _compile(obj, src, ext, cc_args, extra_postargs, pp_opts):
+            if ext == ".cpp":
+                cc_args = cc_args + cxx_opts
+
+            return prev__compile(obj, src, ext, cc_args, extra_postargs, pp_opts)
+
+        self.compiler._compile = _compile
+
+        try:
+            NumpyBuildExtCommand.build_extensions(self)
+        finally:
+            self.compiler._compile = prev__compile
 
 # }}}
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d52d7b8621aa1ce4a68ceba7514b48001dc2d7da..3d55e57897307b87afb5a53c096d3d6b2583be9e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -78,33 +78,24 @@ def main():
 
           install_requires=["six"],
 
-          libraries=[
-              (
-                  "metis",
-                  {
-                      "sources": (
-                           glob.glob("src/metis/GKlib/*.c")
-                           + glob.glob("src/metis/*.c")
-                           + glob.glob("src/metis/libmetis/*.c")
-                           ),
-                      "include_dirs": [
-                          "src/metis/GKlib",
-                          "src/metis/include",
-                          "src/metis/libmetis"
-                          ],
-                  }
-              )],
-
           ext_modules=[
               Extension(
                   "pymetis._internal",
-                  ["src/wrapper/wrapper.cpp"],
+                  (
+                      ["src/wrapper/wrapper.cpp"]
+                      + glob.glob("src/metis/GKlib/*.c")
+                      + glob.glob("src/metis/*.c")
+                      + glob.glob("src/metis/libmetis/*.c")
+                      ),
                   define_macros=list(extra_defines.items()),
-                  include_dirs=["src/metis/include"]
-                  + [
-                        get_pybind_include(),
-                        get_pybind_include(user=True)
-                        ],
+                  include_dirs=[
+                      "src/metis/include",
+                      "src/metis/GKlib",
+                      "src/metis/include",
+                      "src/metis/libmetis",
+                      get_pybind_include(),
+                      get_pybind_include(user=True)
+                      ],
                   extra_compile_args=conf["CXXFLAGS"],
                   ),
               ],